Ash receptacle



Feb. 21, 1928. 1,660,14ii

L. M. WAlTE ASH RECEPTACLE Filed. Feb. 28. 1927 I ttmwm s Patented Feb. 21, 1928.

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PATENT OFFICE.

ASH RECEPTACLE. A

Applicationfiled February 28, 192 7. Serial No. 171,493.

. This inventionrelates toan ash receptacle for smokers use, and has for, anobject to provide a device'of this character which will be neat and attractive in appearance, and is-of such a weight, contour and balance as to retainan upright position under any except unusual conditions to prevent spilling of the ashes or other refuse; and itv is a special object of the invention to rovide a device of this character in which t 1e receptacle is sealed to prevent draft through the device, and therefore, will quench a lighted cigar or cigarette and will prevent escape of smoke. The device is, therefore, unobjectionable to a non-smoker and practically eliminates the fire hazard. I

WVith the foregoing and other objects in view, I have devised the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing formmg a part, of this specification. I In this drawing, v V Fig. l'is a partial end elevation and a partial vertical section through the devlce with the parts in position to close the receptacle.

Fig. 2 is a partial end elevation and a partial vertical section, but showing the closure in elevation, the section made 'substantially on line 2-2 of Fig.1. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the closure.

Fig. 4 is a transversesection thereof sub-. stantially on line 4-4 of Fig. 3, and

Fig. 5 is an end elevation of the retaining and sealing plate at one end of the closure.

My improved receptacle comprises abody 10 preferably cast in one piece andof substantially the shape shown to forma chamber or receptacle 11 for ashes, cigar. or cigarette buttsymat-ches and so forth. This body or receptacle includes upright end walls 12 and a top wall 13. Formed in the end walls are two circular openings 14 of comparatively large diameter, and. the top wall is provided with a substantially rectangular opening in alignment with these openings.

In otherwords the side edges 15 ofthe opening in the top wall are substantially in ali nment with the sides of the openings 14, and a convenient way of finishing both the 505 surfaces of the openings 14 in the end walls and thesides 15 of the opening in the top wall is to pass a reamer through these openings, which will finish thewalls' of both the circular openingsand the faces of the sides 15 tothe same radius, andthe finishing of these surfaces may be performed at a single operation, thus greatly reducing the cost .of manufacture. In order to close the receptacle to quench the lightedbutts or matches and to prevent escape of smoke, a

closureis provided for the opening in the top wall and also closures for the circular openings 14 in the end'walls, which latter closures also provide bearings for the first closureion. which it may be rotated. This closure is preferably made in one piece and includes a body or plate. portion 16 and flanges 17 and 18 at its opposite ends. The outer surfaces of these flanges and the edges 19 of the central portion are turned to the samediameter, and therefore, radius which is substantiallythe diameter of the openings 14 in the end walls of the body and same radius as the side edges 15 of the opening in the-top wall, so that when placed in position, as shown in Figs. v1 and 2,,these flanges will close the openings 14 in the end walls of the body and when lying in the horizontal position the plate portion 16 will lie in radius alignment contact with the edges 15 of the opening in the top wall and will form a tight closure for the same throughout the length and thickness .of' the members. As

that the compartment within. the body will be substantiallysealed andthere will'be no draft of air through this compartment. The

edges 15 of the opening areof suflicient depth. or thickness throughout their entire necessary to provide additional membersto seal up such a crack or opening.

The'outer surfaces 20' of the end walls about the openings 14 are also finished to have a good bearing with the inner surface of, a stop flange 21 formed on the flange 18, and cast integral withthis flange is ahandle 22 of any suitable shape by which the closure may be operated. In assembling the closure it is inserted from one end through the openings 14, "as indicated-in Figs- ,1 and 2,the

. thesesurfaces are finished it will be apparent longitudinal movement being limited by the flange 21 engaging the outersurface of an:

end wall of the body. To retainthis closure in position a separate plate 23 is provided of a similar size and shape to the stop flange 21, and it has aboss 24 having a bearing opening 25 to receive the stud 26;0n the outer side of the flange 17. This plate engages the outer surface of the other end wall of the body, and as it is secured to the stud 26 by any suitable means, such as a pin 27, it-retains the closure in position. The plate 23 also has cast integral therewith an operating handle 28 which is of the same size and shape as the handle 22. It will, therefore, be apparent that after the plate 23 and handle 28 are applied the device has a uniform appearance and finish atits opposite ends, and it should be noted that when applying the plate 23 the handle 28 should be in alignment with the handle 22.

Also formed on the top wall of the body are suitable rests 29 for lighted cigars, cigarettes, or pipes, andthey may have in their upper surfaces inclined grooves or recesses 30 to prevent the articles rolling about. It will be noted from Fig. 1 these rests are so positioned that the lighted ends of the cigars or cigarettes will lie over the closure 16 so that should ashes fall off they would drop onto this closure. Also the end walls of the body are so shaped on opposite sides of the openings 14; to provide shoulders 31 in the paths of movement of the handles 22 and 28 to form stops to limit movement of these handles in opposite directions, and they are so located as to be engaged by the handles when the closure 16 is in alignment with the side walls 15 of the opening in the top of the receptacle to close the same, as shown in Figs. land 2. As'there are shoulders on opposite sides of the closure they will form indexing means to automatically stop the closure in the proper positionv when the handles are either to the right or left and when the closure is either side up.

In operation, ashes, lighted matches, butts and so forth-are merely deposited on the top wall of the closure 16, and it is preferred that the sides 15 of the opening in the top wall be located below the rests 29 to form a sort of pocket or receptacle above the closure and of which the closure forms the bottom, the upright walls 32 the sides, and the flanges 17 and 18 the ends, as will be apparent from Figs. 1 and 2. The user then meree 1y swings one of the handles 22 or 28 from one horizontal position to the other either to the right or left depending on which side they happen to be lying. This single move ment reverses or turns the closure 16 over so that the ashes or other refuse are deposited in the receptacle and the opening is automatically closed. It is, therefore, notnecessary to swing the handles first in one directionto deposit the refuse in the receptacle only three different elements, the body, the

closure and the separate finish-ing flange, which may be easily and quickly assembled so that it may be'manufact-ured at comparatively low cost.

Having thus set forththe nature of my invention, whatIclaim is: 7 1

1.111 a device of'the'character'described, a receptaclehaving an opening" in its top wall, a substantially flat closure pivoted in bear ings at its opposite ends in'the' receptacle and arranged in alignment with the side walls of the opening to close'th'e same'and retain refuse when either side up,"means for turning the closure in opposite directions in its hearings to first expose one side and then the other, and means for-limiting said movements of the closure in both directions so that it will cometo rest when. it is inalignment with .said side walls. .i V.

2. In an ash receiver, abody formingra receptacle having a top wall provided with a substantially rectangularopening' and end walls havin'g bearing openingsv therein in alignment with said top wall and of a diame ter substantially equal to the width of said opening, a closure adapted to be. brought into alignmentwiththe side walls of the opening to close the same and having flanges at its oppositeends mounted to rotate in said bearings :and close the same, means for turning said closure, and means to limit movements of the closure in opposite directions when it is in closing position; i a f 3.111 an ashreceiver, a body receptacle having a top wall provided with pivoted to close the openingxwhen either side up, said body alsohaving upwardlyextending side walls at the sides of said opening to provide a receiver for refuse thelowerwall forming, a

an opening, a closure for :said opening of which is formed by said closure and said walls extending laterally outward at their upper edgesto form a cigar-or cigarette rest at one side of the opening arranged tohold the cigar or cigarette with the'lighted end opening to dump ashes thereon intothe re ceptacle, and means to limit movement of over the; closure, a handle to swing the closure on its pivot to reverseits position in the the closure in opposite directions when in i the closing position. 7

4. In an ash receiver, a body forming a receptacle provided with end walls having aligned circular openings forming bearings and atop wall having an opening with curved side edges coaxial with the bearings and of substantially thesame diameter, a one piece closure having a substantially plane body portion'and flanges at its opposite ends, the edges of the body and the flanges being of the same diameter as the bearing openings and mounted to turn therein, a handle to swing the closure in said bearings, and means to limit movements of the closure-in opposite directions when in the closing position. 7

5. In an ash receiver, a bodyforming a receptacle providedwith end walls having aligned circular openings forming bearings and having a top wall provided with an opening with its side edges substantially in alignment with the opposite sides of the openings, a closure comprising a plate adapted to lie in the top opening to close the same and having flanges at its opposite ends to fill the openings in the end walls and form bearings therein for the closure, one of said flanges having an enlargement on to fill said opening, the opposite side edges of the opening and also of the closure being transversely curved substantially corresponding to the walls of a cylinder whose axis is the axis about which the closure is mounted to turn so that said edges cooper- 1 ate to prevent passage of smoke and odors when they are in alignment and will allow free movement of the edges of the closure past the edges of the opening, means for operating the-closure, and indexing means for holding the closure in closed position within the opening and with its edges in alignment with those of the opening.

In testimony-whereof I afiix my signa- LYMAN M. WAITE.

,ture. the outer wall to cover the bearing, a sepa- 

